Another CT fire this morning with another death.
Could have been terrorism as well.
Cut them some slack, they failed student driving.
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March 3rd was a week agoâŚPerhaps there is a reason why the other 499 Fortune 500 CEOs choose to stay out of politics.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-tsla-q1-earnings-report-2025-f7120a39
(Replying to no one on particular).
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That make them more or less honest?
Asking for a friend. 
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That makes them smarter. Since selling products is their job. Michael Jordan, âRepublicans buy sneakers tooâ.
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Maybe Elon will be successful on flipping their customer base 
Their donations are still public.
Make of that what you will if that matters to you. Most people really donât care.
How many CEOs can you name? I am at maybe 3. Doesnât matter what their donation history is if you donât even know who they are. Even one I can name, Tim Cook, spreads his money around. He puts business before his personal views.
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You just made my point. Most people really do not give a flying rats ass or have the time to spare even if they did.
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Itâs not about me, itâs about making smart business decisions. Most businesses do not like making political statements. Remember Bud Light and the transgender fiasco. Obviously in Teslas case, many do care, hence to dip in share price and sales worldwide.
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That or market manipulators acting on the current thing perpetuated by their media pals 
The reality? Market saturation will stall sales until a more confident network is raised to match the next level of consumers. A lot of TeslĂŚ are beginning to land on the secondhand market and beyond at this point and this number will only increase with time.
I kind of agree with this - which honestly makes for a bigger problem for Tesla than just Musk being a chronically online political advisor.
I see a ton of non-Tesla EVs on the road and the deals are attractiveâŚI am not sure I buy the argument that the average consumer is so principled that he/she would omit purchase of a car due to who it is associated withâŚ(some will of course but you canât explain the decline in sales etc. with only that.)
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So the market for EVs continues to grow but the market for Teslas is saturated leading to a 20% drop in revenue for Q1 year over year? This just seems like a good time to apply Occamâs razor.
Letâs go with the example below.
Bud light sales temporarily dropped 25% at the same time as the âtransgender fiascoâ. Was that due to market saturation in the cheap beer space or a segment of the American populace being aware of, and opposing, the politics of ABinbev. Again, Occamâs razor.
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What if I told you the market for new BEVâs was in general also cooling down due to the same factor?
Many of those hot fresh platforms introduced during and post CV shortages are now coming up on lease return and the market isnât being kind to them which places many in a solid position as a CPO vehicle for those looking for a long term BEV purchase.
Iâd say show me some data. What other automaker delivered 13% fewer EVs in Q1 25 as opposed to Q1 24.
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